Punjab Kings' Ravi Bishnoi celebrates after taking two wickets in one over (Twitter/IPL)IPL 2021, SRH vs PBKS Highlights: Punjab Kings (PBKS) moved up to fifth in the Indian Premier League (IPL) standings after defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by five runs at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah on Saturday.
After being sent to bat, PBKS had a slow start, losing both their openers KL Rahul (21) and Mayank Agarwal (5) in quick fashion. The middle order failed to do much as Chris Gayle, Aiden Markram and Nicholas Pooran were stifled by a disciplined SRH bowling effort. PBKS ended their innings on 125/7 at the end of 20 overs. Chasing, SRH had a torrid start, losing David Warner (2) and Kane Williamson (1) inside three overs. Jason Holder put up a late fight with a brilliant 29-ball 47* but it didn’t prove to be enough in the end. SRH were knocked out of the race of the play-offs after the loss.
Sunrisers Hyderabad
120/7 (20.0)Punjab Kings
125/7 (20.0)Punjab Kings beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 5 runs
KL Rahul captain of Kings XI Punjab celebrates the wicket of Jonny Bairstow of Sunrisers Hyderabad. (BCCI/IPL)
With 7 runs needed off 1 ball, Holder could not do it. It's done. Punjab have successfully defended that modest total and win by 5 runs. But what an innings by Holder. What a match!!
Another 6 by Holder. He is the lifeline of SRH. Hyderabad need 10 off 4 balls. Tasty. SRH 116/7 after 19.2 ovs
Arshdeep in inspired form as he completes the 19th over with just 4 runs off it. This has been a bowler's match.Hyderabad are all but done. Just one more over left. SRH 109/7 after 19 ovs.
Rashid Khan is gone as Arshdeep scalps his wicket. Holder is holding down the fort. No more proper batsmen left. SRH 105/7 after 18.1 ovs
Shami to bowl his last over. Required run rate at 10. Holder hits him for a 6. He is SRH's only resistance so far. SRH 103/6 after 17.2 ovs
Arshdeep has a good over. Just when SRH were l;ooking to turn this one around, they are denied again. Just 5 from it. SRH 96/6 after 17 ovs.
Saha is gone. A terrible mix up as Saha is run out. He goes for 31. This is not what SRH needed. Just when they were on a roll, this happens. SRH 92/6 after 16.1 ovs
Holder hits Ellis for back to back sixes. He can't, can he? A bit of relief for SRH. We are in for a hell of a finale if this continues. SRH 87/5 after 15.2 ovs
Bishnoi bowls his last over. Was following the usual pattern before Holder whacks him for a six. He did it with the ball. Can he do it with the bat? SRH 75/5 after 15 ovs.
Abdul Samad is also gone. Hyderabad's problems show no signs of stopping. Samad goes to heave that full ball on off to the on side, but gets an edge, with the ball flying to Gayle, where he doesn't have to move to complete the catch. Sunrisers have now lost half their side. SRH 60/5 after 13 ovs.
And Jadhav is gone. Taken by Bishnoi. The wickets continue to tumble. Hyderabad in a quagmire with no way out. SRH 56/4 after 12.2 ovs
Runrate keeps creeping up as SRH are now dealing with just singles and 2s. They need to do something different. Just 4 off the 11th over. Very tight lines. SRH 47/3 after 11 ovs.
Ellis comes in to bowl. The Punjab bowlers are having a great game as Ellis stifles the Hyderabad batsmen. Just 4 off it. SRH 43/3 after 10 ovs.
Harpreet Brar is back in the attack. Saha still remains for SRH though but he is going to need support. Runrate is creeping up. Just 7 off the 9th over. It's 39/3 and a timeout.
Bishnoi comes in the attack. Finally Pandey hits a boundary off the second ball. Let's see if he can build on that. Nope, he can't. He is clean bowled by Bishnoi in the last ball of the over. Pandey goes for 13. SRH in a bit of a bother. SRH 32/3 after 8 ovs.
This was Sunrisers' worst powerplay performance. And that's saying something. Arshdeep Singh just gives 5 off it. 6 done. SRH 20/2 after 6 ovs
3 runs off Shami's third over. He is not giving SRH any room to breathe. They need to get some runs before Powerplay ends. SRH 15/2 after 5 overs.
Ellis makes bowling debut. Very good over. Just 2 off it. Punjab piling on the pressure. 4 overs gone. SRH 12/2.
What an over by Shami. it's a maiden over with a wicket. SRH are struggling and Shami is on song. Dangerous form SRH 10/2 after 3 ovs.
Kane Williamson is bowled by Shami. Inside edge. Big big wicket SRH in a bit of strife. 10/2 after 2.2 ovs.
Arshdeep Singh comes in the attack. Saha hits him for a 4 in the last ball. Pressure might ease now. SRH 10/1 after 2 ovs.
Oh my god!! Warner is gone. Shami strikes. It's not his time. Faintest of edges to KL Rahul. Just the start Punjab wanted. SRH 2/1 after 0.3 ovs.
Punajb had successfully defended 126 against the same opponents last year in Dubai. Let's see how this one goes. Warner and W Saha are at the crease. Warner is on strike. Shami will open the attack.
Punjab had a slow start losing both their openers KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal in quick fashion. The middle order could not do much as Gayle, Marram and Pooran were stifled by a disciplined Hyderabad bowling effort. The chief architect of Punjab's downfall was Jason Holder who took 3/19. If nothing out of the ordinary happens, SRH will have no trouble chasing this down.
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An eventful last over by Bhuvi. Got hit for a 6 but dismissed Nathan Ellis. Then got hit for a 4 in the penultimate ball. Expensive over. Kings end at 125/7
Holder finishes the over with just 7 runs. What a spell by this man. 3 wickets for just 19 runs. Just 1 left. PBKS 111/6 after 19 ovs.
Bhuvneshwar in the attack. Another tight over by him. This has been a lesson on how to bowl in T20 without conceding. Hyderabad in firm control. PBKS have just 2 overs to go now. 104/6 after 18 ovs.
Rashid bowls another tight over. He is just stifling the Punjab batsmen. 100 finally comes up for Punjab. Might be one of the slower ones in this edition. 3 off the over. PBKS 100/6 after 17 ovs.
The dangerous holder is back in the attack. And gets another wicket. What an outstanding catch to remove Hooda. That's 3 for Holder. PBKS 96/6 after 15.4 ovs as we go for timeout
Samad takes Markram. Unfortunate for Punjab as a set batsman has to go. Markram saw that coming and swung his bat, but seemed to have sliced that from the bottom and gets caught. PBKS 5 down. 89/5 after 14.4 ovs
Markram hits a 4 off Khaleel in the second ball of the over. A little bit of respite for PBKS. Just a bit though. They still need to keep the run rate ticking. 10 off the over. PBKS 84/4 after 14 ovs.
Rashid Khan keeps stifling the Punjab batsmen. Just 6 runs off this over. Punjab need runs but they don't know where they can get them from. PBKS 74/4 after 13 ovs.
Sandeep is brought back. Gets hit for a 6. Finally a maximum. I was beginning to wonder if we would see any this innings. Pooran tries to go again and gets caugt by Sandeep. Good comeback. PBKS 66/4 after 11.4 ovs.
Gayle is given LBW. He reviews the decision. And he is gone. Original decision stands. Rashid gets a big wicket. Punjab in a quagmire now. PBKS 57/3 after 10.4 ovs.
Gayle finds a rare boundary off Khaleel. Still gets just 10 off the over. Need to start scoring more. PBKS 55/2 after 10 ovs
Rashid Khan in. A very good start of his spell. The wicket is providing proper assist to him. Markram hits a 4 to end the over. Just 6 off it though. PBKS 45/2 after 9 overs.
Holder is keeping it incredibly tight. Gayle and Markram have to do something to get the run rate ticking. A very good over. Just 7 off it. PBKS 39/2 after 8 ovs.
Khaleel Ahmed is brought into the attack. Gayle and Markram haven't yet got going. And Markram has been dropped by Warner. He's not having a good tournament. SRH 32/2 after 7 ovs.
Just 29 runs and 2 big wickets in the powerplay. That was the second lowest runs in the powerplay in this ground. SRH have a great start
Mayank is also gone. PBKS in big trouble. Two for Holder. Takes both openers. Slices the drive, and its a soft dipping catch at mid off. PBKS 27/2 after 4.5 ovs.
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Aaaaaand Rahul is gone. Caught by J Suchith off Holder. Gone first ball of Holder's over. PBKS 26/1 after 4.1 ovs
Bhuvneshwar again. Was turning out to be another tight over until a 4 by Rahul in the fifth ball. PBKS slowly adding the runs. PBKS 26/0 after 4 ovs.
Sandeep is bowling very well. Was keeping it impressively tight but gets hit for an unfortunate 4. Just 6 off the over though. PBKS 19/0 after 3 ovs.
Bhuvneshwar to bowl the second over. Bowling at pretty good length. Rahul hits a 4 in the 3rd ball. Tick outside edge. PBKS 7/0 after 1.3 ovs
Sandeep Sharma starts well. Decent first over considering who are batting. Singles keep on coming. PBKS 3/0 after 1 ov.
KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal in for PBKS. They need a very good start. Sandeep Sharma to start the attack for SRH.
A closer look at tonight's lineups
Punjab Kings XI: KL Rahul, M Agarwal, C Gayle, A Markram, N Pooran, D Hooda, N Ellis, R Bishnoi, M Shami, H Brar, A Singh
Sunrisers Hyderabad XI: D Warner, W Saha, K Williamson, M Pandey, K Jadhav, A Samad, J Holder, R Khan, B Kumar, S Sharma, K Ahmed
Allen, Porel, and Rashid out for Kings, with Bishnoi, Gayle and Ellis in. Can the Universe boss and Ellis help turn this around for PBKS?
"There are chances of dew coming in later on and it's a small ground. We will try to restrict them to a low score. it's about staying tight together and making small adjustments.' No changes for SRH in this match.
The coin goes up and Sunrisers Hyderabad win the toss and they will field first.
Nathan Ellis is making his debut for the PBKS. Who is out, Fabien Allen or Adil Rashid? Let's wait and watch.
Today the teams will be playing on the adjacent surface. There are some spikes on the surface. The pitch is likely to be better than yesterday, but not too dissimilar.
David Warner, who is set to play his 150th IPL match, has scored 943 runs in 20 innings against the Punjab team at an average of 52.39 and a strike rate of 140.12.
If SRH are defeated in this game, they will be only the second side to have lost eight of their first nine matches in an IPL season after KKR in 2009.
SRH highest score vs PBKS: 212
PBKS highest score vs SRH: 211
SRH lowest score vs PBKS: 114
PBKS lowest score vs SRH: 119
Sunrisers have faced Punjab Kings a total of 17 times with the Hyderabad side coming out on top on 12 occasions to Punjab's 5.
Total matches: 17
SRH: 12 wins
PBKS: 5 wins